Please comment on the post below. State whether you are a Christian or if you want information. If you have any questions about the Bible please feel free to ask. I am not an expert and will answer as honestly as I can. If I don’t know an answer, I will let you know. The Roman’s Road to Salvation There is a God in Heaven who loves you as you are. While many of us believe in God, we feel separated
from Him. We know
God to be holy and good and see ourselves as unholy,
undeserving of
his love. We feel that we can not know him. However,
God loves us
and His love will save us from our sins and allows us
to be God’s
children. John 3:16 is one of the most famous verses in the
Bible. It states,
“For God so loved the world, that He gave his only
begotten Son, that
whoever believes in Him shall not perish, but have
eternal
life.” (KJV) He loved the world, not just specific individuals. He
loves everyone. To understand this love and to get salvation, we must
look at the
Romans Road to Salvation. This, from a group of
verses from the book
of Romans in the New Testament, is a pathway we walk.
By walking down
this road, we will understand how to become saved and
gain God’s
salvation. Romans 3:23 “For all have sinned and come short of the Glory of
God” (KJV) We were all born with sin. We are under the control
of sin. We have
sin in our hearts and thoughts. Some people may laugh
at this but yes
even a bad thought, such as hating somebody is a sin.
Even if you do
not physically show this hate, it is still a sin when
you think it. Since we sin, we have fallen short of God’s intended
purpose for us.
He made us to know Him, to receive His love and to
love Him. God
gives us a choice. Many of us turn from Him to pursue
our selfish
lives. Since we sin, we cannot know God and His love.
We are lost
and separated from God. The first step along this road is to admit that you
are a sinner. Romans 6:23 “For the wages of sin is death…” (KJV) Sin has an ending that results in death. We all face
physical death.
This has resulted from the beginning of time when Adam
and Eve sinned. However, once we die, it does not end. we also die a
spiritual death
that alienates us from God for all eternity. The
Bible talks about
the Lake of fire where lost people will be in torment
forever. We must understand that we deserve death for our sins.
There is good
news as we look at the remainder of this verse… Romans 6:23 “…But the Gift of God is eternal life through Jesus
Christ our
Lord.” (KJV) God is offering a free gift to us. This is salvation,
or eternal
life. We do not earn this gift by doing good deeds.
God gives us
this gift with no strings attached. We must ask God
for this Gift of
Salvation, eternal life with him. We must ask God to forgive us. Romans 5:8 “But God commendth his love toward us, in that, while
we were yet
sinners, Christ died for us.” (KJV) When Jesus died on the Cross, He paid the price for
all sins of the
world. He bought us out of slavery to sin and death. God loved us so that when we were in our sin, Jesus
Christ came to die
for us We must believe in Jesus and that He had died for us.
By doing this,
we are joined with Him and He is our life. He loved
us and gave
Himself for us. At this point in the Road, we give our lives to God.
His love poured
out in Jesus on the Cross is our only hope to have
forgiveness and
change. His love bought us out of sin’s slavery. His
love is what
saves us, not religion or church membership. We
remember that God
loves us and reaches us where we are at. Romans 10:13 “For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord
shall be
saved.” (KJV) All we have to do is call out to God in the name of
Jesus. To call is
simply to ask in prayer. We are not required to do
more. By praying
a prayer of repentance an faith, we are saved. “Believing by faith that God loves me and sent His
Son, Jesus Christ,
to die for my sin and arise from the grave to live in
me, I repent of
my sin and accept Jesus Christ as my Personal Lord and
Savior.
According to the promise of God in Romans 10:13, I
have called upon
His name and have His Word for the assurance of my
salvation.” Romans 10:9,10 (9) “That if though shalt confess with thy mouth the
Lord Jesus, and
shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him
from the dead,
thou shalt be saved.” (KJV) (10) For with the heart men believeth unto
righteousness; and with
the mouth confession is made unto salvation.” (KJV) God is knocking on our hearts’ doors. We musk ask Him
to come into
our hearts. When we place faith in Jesus Christ, to
simply take God
at His Word, we receive His free gift of love and
life. We must
believe that Jesus is God’s Son, who died for our sin
on the Cross and
arose from the grave to live in us as Savior and Lord. Remember that Jesus is knocking on everybody’s heart.
In Revelation
3:20, Jesus said, “Behold, I stand at the door and
knock: if any man
hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to
him.” (KJV) Jesus is inviting us personally, asking us to come in
to our hearts by
faith and asking him to reveal Himself to us, By
doing this we will
be born again. We have reached the end of the Romans Road to
Salvation by being Born
Again. However, the Road does not stop here. It is a
continuous
journey, since we may stray from the path. We must read the Bible and look through the different
books,
especially the Gospel of John. God will show and
teach us. He loves
us. We also must look for a church that teaches God’s
Word. We must
desire this Word like a baby desires a mother’s love.
We must be
hungry for the truth. When we are saved, our bodies become God’s temples.
Our hearts are
where He lives. Forgiveness is ours in Jesus. And we
belong to Him.
We were sin’s slave. But now we are Children of God. “Dear God, I confess that I am a sinner, and I am
sorry. I need a
Savior. I know I cannot save myself. I believe by
faith that Jesus,
your Son, died on the Cross to be my Savior. I
believe He arose from
the grave to live as my Lord. I turn from my sin. I
ask you, Lord
Jesus, to forgive my sins and come into my heart. I
trust you as my
Savior and receive you as my Lord. Thank you, Lord
Jesus, for saving
me.”
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well if its any consolation to you, i am NOT christian, and i DONT want any info. I am atheist and plan on staying that way. i worship life and the things i can see, and feel. i know they are there. like the sun. it may not always be there so i worship it while i can. i know that tomorrow, it will still be there, and when its dark out, i know exactly where it is on the other side of the earth. its a good thing to live by.
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I'm agnostic, and I've already read the Bible three times. I'm not really interested in becoming a part of the religion, but I'm interested in the concept of all religions. That's why I've looked into and tried so many. If you want someone with a differing oppinion to talk to, feel free to let me know.
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That is great to read the Bible three times. I am familiar with many parts of the Bible but have never read it from front to back. Is an agnostic somebody who believes in a supreme being? I have never looked into other religions except maybe the Mormon's and Jehova Witnesses.
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an agnostic is someone who wont make judgement on if there is a god or if there isnt until some form of proof or evidence is put in front of them.differing from an atheist who does not belive at all.bless you for your faith i pray the lord helps you and family receive abundance in all things
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Thank you. I know it's hard to proof of God's existence. Maybe the way to find proof is to look for miracles. I believe but why do I have this faith, I don't know.
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Atheists are on one side of the fence. Religious people are on the other. They both think agnostics are straddling the fence, but that's not true. We're saying, "Prove to me there's a fence. Then I might care."
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I am chirstian, This post is wonderful, thankyou for making it. :)